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AL AURELIA CHOC CAC DE TIUL, NIURKA TIUL CHOC, & ANTHONY GARCIA: Missing from Mobile County, AL - 30 Jan 2026 - Age 40, 17, & 2 *ARREST* (2 Viewers)

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Blood stains found in search for mother and 2 children missing in south Alabama​

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch held a press conference Monday providing an update regarding the disappearance of a mother and her two children in south Alabama.

The missing individuals have been identified as Aurelia Choc Cac De Tiul, 40, and her two children, Niurka Tiul Choc, 17, and Anthony Garcia, 2.

Burch said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are assisting and “no resource is being spared” in the search.

But, according to the sheriff, the family could be in danger due to evidence found at the scene, including blood stains.

“But it’s not just the blood,” Burch said. “It’s the fact that there’s cell phones and cash left at the scene and a missing mattress, which is very unusual.”

The family was last seen by neighbors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at their residence in the 9000 block of Ben Hamilton Road. Neighbors called police after the family’s home was discovered empty around 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

According to Burch, Anthony’s father was initially seen as a suspect but has been ruled out for now after an initial interview corroborated his alibi that he was in Texas at the time the family went missing.

Officials provided information that Aurelia and Niurka were given final deportation orders in April 2025, but Burch said they were not deported contrary to national media “narratives.”

“We’ve obviously known where this person is, but they weren’t suspected of being involved in any violent crime,” Burch said. “So, they’ve had their order out since April, and they could have deported them then. So again, the national narrative isn’t always true down in Mobile.”

The sheriff said it would be up to the “federal authorities involved in deportation” to deport Aurelia and her daughter if they are found safe. Anthony is a U.S. citizen.


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Mobile County sheriff says blood found in home of missing Theodore mother, two children​

A Mobile County mother and her two children are missing, and Sheriff Paul Burch says evidence found inside the home has investigators concerned for her safety.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Aurelia Choc, her 17-year-old daughter Niurka Choc, and 2-year-old son Anthony Garcia were reported missing from their home in the 9000 block of Ben Hamilton Road in Theodore on Saturday. The family was last seen on Friday.

Sheriff Paul Burch said deputies discovered troubling evidence when they entered the home.

“Upon entry, [we] found that there was blood throughout the house. Missing mattress and some items of evidence that was left at the scene, if someone were traveling, you would normally take it with you,” said Burch.

Burch says there were no signs of forced entry, but clear evidence that there was a struggle inside the home.

“There’s no resource that’s being spared to try to locate them and hopefully locate them safely,” Burch said.

On Monday, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency helicopters searched the area from above while deputies worked alongside the FBI and Homeland Security. Family members gathered outside the home, pleading for answers. Lorraine, one of Aurelia Choc’s daughters, begged for help.

“Help us out, please, I beg you, I beg you, please help us help them,” said Lorraine.

Neighbors say the family’s sudden disappearance immediately raised red flags. Maurice Summons, the family’s next-door neighbor, said it was unlike Aurelia not to respond.

“She’s always here or at work, and when she wasn’t here, it was very out of the ordinary. She didn’t answer any texts. So everything was very out of the ordinary, and that’s what got things started,” said Simmons.

Simmons says he went to the home on Saturday and knocked on the door. When no one answered, he called the authorities.

“They’re very good people. They’re very honest people. That’s why we got along with them so well. They’re quiet neighbors, the best neighbors we’ve ever had,” Simmons said.
 
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911 call reveals new details in search for missing Theodore family

Neighbor's call to dispatchers mentioned ex-boyfriend who had been on the run for months
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911 call reveals new details in search for missing Theodore family​

A 911 call obtained by FOX10 News has revealed new information about a missing Theodore family as local and federal agents continue their search.

The call was made Saturday morning by a worried neighbor when Aurelia Choc Cac didn’t show up to work. Aurelia, her 17-year-old daughter Niurka and 2-year-old son Anthony were last seen Friday night.

Neighbor, Maurice Simmons told FOX10 News Monday that Aurelia is a painter for a local subcontractor. She doesn’t drive or have a car, and Simmons got worried when she didn’t answer the door for her ride to work Saturday.

In the 911 call, Simmons told the dispatcher he went into the family’s house when no one answered.

“I went in their house because, it’s ok, we’re neighbors like that. But uh, I went in because nobody was answering,” Simmons said in the call.

Simmons told the dispatcher he last saw Aurelia Friday night around 7:30 and that she didn’t say anything about leaving.

“She has a crazy ex-boyfriend and now… nobody answers their phone. Their phones are cut off. Nobody can get ahold of her; she was supposed to be at work. Nobody has heard from her, her daughter or her son,” Simmons said to the 911 dispatcher.

Simmons also said in the call that Aurelia’s ex-boyfriend has been on the run for at least eight months.

The call launched a major investigation into the family’s disappearance. Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said investigators found no signs of forced entry, but things were not right.

“It was blood throughout the house but not large quantities. There was obviously some kind of struggle, based on the scene. Mattress was gone, clothes throughout the bedroom that appeared to be dumped out and hampers missing,” Burch said.

FBI agents, Homeland Security and the local sheriff’s office said they will spare no resource to find this family.


Originally, Anthony’s father, Juan Antonio Garcia, was a person of interest. He was picked up Sunday on outstanding warrants for drug possession charges outside of Amarillo, Texas.

Investigators questioned Garcia but aren’t considering him a person of interest in the family’s disappearance at this time. They said he gave them an alibi.

When asked if the ex-boyfriend mentioned in the 911 call is Juan Garcia, investigators said Garcia is Aurelia’s only ex they’re currently aware of.

Sheriff’s deputies said they’ve examined nearby surveillance footage that is helping in the search for the missing family.
 
Hampers are missing? And a mattress? Doesn't sound good.

He was arrested Sunday, this happened Saturday. They say he has an alibi and was in Texas. I googled Mobile to Amarillo and it's 14 hours. It said Mobile county by my guess is Mobile is in that county same name, so just a rough estimate of where he was arrested to where her home is.

We don't know what time Sunday the arrest was. So to me, he could have done something to them Saturday and then took off. However, maybe they have more of an alibi than just the arrest...

I didn't go into the links but I'll do that now.
 

Billboards now up in search for missing Mobile County family​

As concern grows for a missing family in Mobile County, billboards are going up to help bring attention to their suspicious disappearance.

Lamar Advertising says four billboards have gone up in the area, showing the two children who are missing with the number for the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

Those two children, 17-year-old Niurka Choc and 2-year-old Anthony Garcia, along with their mother, 40-year-old Aurelia Choc, were reported missing Saturday.

Sheriff Paul Burch says there was evidence of a struggle and traces of blood found inside their home on Ben Hamilton Road in Theodore, pointing to a possible abduction.

A mattress was missing from the master bedroom. and the family’s phones and other essential items were left behind, as well.

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Read the links, watched the video in the last one.

The cash in the home is very odd. I take it to mean not hidden but something laying there in plain sight like the phones. It doesn't really say but it would seem it's meant that way.

The neighbor it says in one called the daughters, I assume that means his, to go through a window. I'd assume that means he couldn't go through a window and maybe they are smaller, more agile or something. It also says though he entered the home, they why was the window needed OR did his daughters go in and then unlock the door for him? It doesn't say if the door was locked, and it's not ideal they were all in a crime scene. It also said no forced entry apparent.

The neighbor sure knows a lot, must have known which window, that it would be unlocked. They know each other very well it sounds like.

The home looks like it is fairly rural. Seems like there's one close neighbor at least but yard is big, also seems rural to be able to leave a pile of paint cans out in the front yard. If she was just painting for someone, not sure why she would have the paint and be likely drying it out to dispose of it. Or maybe they are all empty.

I'd like to know how rural it is, it still could be in or near town. If it was very rural and she didn't drive or have a car, that would be hard to get groceries and other supplies and such, go to any appointment. Sounds like he picked her up for work or someone in their family.

I wonder how they knew hampers were missing and a mattress and from now and not earlier or something. I suppose the neighbor or more likely the older daughter might have known what should be there.

Signs of a struggle, doesn't appear to be a robbery if cash is there.

Sounds a LOT like Guthrie. Only here an entire family is missing.

Things like this one are usually personal, who would have an interest in all of them or want to hurt her and her kids. The ex would be the likely one.

Maybe since he is under arrest for something else, they just want to get more and build a case and charge him later? News said he has an alibi but...

Neighbor clearly knew him, said he'd been on the run 8 months, instantly figured he did this... I'm almost betting she had trouble with him before for the neighbor to point his way.

I'm sure the neighbor will be looked at and cleared too. I mean he knew how to access the home and was close by. Inner circle outwards...

The cash bothers me. And lack of forced entry. Did someone stop by, knock and she let them in and they were there to pay her maybe? Or she was expecting someone and was going to pay them for something in cash? Maybe the ex stopped and said I have some child support for you or money to help. Doubtful there is any child support order if she is an illegal, doubtful

How do you carry out three people, a mattress, hampers, etc.? And the neighbor or no others noticed anything? Or he could have marched the people out at gunpoint or something but still, a mattress, hampers, etc.

This is odd. Seems it would be the ex, who else gains anything from this? And would want or want to kill all 3 of them?

She can't have taken the kids and left with no car...
 

Local woman makes Facebook page to help find mother and two children

Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies continue searching for a Theodore mother and her two children who disappeared five days ago from their home where blood was discovered inside.
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Local woman makes Facebook page to help find mother and two children​

Mobile County Sheriff’s deputies continue searching for a Theodore mother and her two children who disappeared five days ago from their home where blood was discovered inside.

Aurelia Choc and her children, Niurka and Anthony, were last seen on the afternoon of Jan. 30. Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch described the case as complex and emotional.

Investigators canvassed the Dawes Creek neighborhood Tuesday, going door to door near the home where the family was last seen. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are working on the case.

One resident said law enforcement knocked on her door asking if she had surveillance video that could help the investigation. She said she did not have any footage.

Dawn Knowles created a Facebook page called “Bring the Choc Family Home” to help spread information about the missing family.

“It was utter shock,” Knowles said about learning of the family’s disappearance.

Knowles said she wanted to centralize information and encourage community involvement.

“I know myself, I’m trying to keep up with the news, reading constantly what’s going on. And to really just centralize one location where people can go get the information and get conversations started. Let people know if you see something, say something,” she said.

Knowles started the page Monday, sharing information about the family and contact numbers for tips. She said she did not personally know the family but was impacted as a mother herself.

“I know I’m keeping a little bit tighter hold on my kid, making sure he’s where he is. I’ve got eyes on him at all times until we get these guys home or if we get some information as to what’s really going on,” she said.
 
I didn't read far down the FB page or read anything closely but I see they were searching a pond near the home.

As I said the other day, the area looks fairly rural to me, not sure how rural, but IF it is, I never mentioned this but wondered if there isn't a hole where they dump all those paint cans. Don't ask me why but it crossed my mind. People dump a lot of things if they live rurally by burying things. It depends on the rules in that area, but it can cost to dispose of paint but sometimes if the paint in the cans is dried, you can dump them with regular garbage.

I saw them but not closely enough but thought they might have been left outside to dry out.

I am surprised though just with keeping homes and yards looking nice or other ordinances, there was such a pile in the front yard. And some paints aren't the most non toxic, when still wet particularly. Neither are things like primer and other such materials.

Just a truly speculative thought. She had no car, the only ex seems to have an alibi, so where did three people go and at the hands of whom?
 
I'd really like to see the google earth/map, etc. of this location.

I think I said the other day too, since I believe it was said she painted for someone and was an employee, why she is the one taking all the garbage home and why the "company" doesn't dispose of it.

In my first read yesterday or whenever it was, at first I wondered how the neighbor knew or was so on it that she did not go to work but then realized he must have given her a ride, or someone from his family. Before that though I wondered, and still do, is HE the owner or a co worker? Also does she rent her home and from who? I'd almost think so because if she was in danger of deportation, she's probably not going to be getting a home mortgage and I'm guessing may have worked for cash as well. That's a fairly decent looking home but I'd have to guess she rents it.

No current boyfriends or guys over?

Otherwise, this really I'd think narrows the scope here. I mean I guess, far fetched, mom could have called an Uber and left with both kids never to return, leaving cash at home though that they found? Far fetched.

Probably just trying to help ensure their safety but I'm sorry the neighbor bothers me, sending his kids through the window and entering himself. HE says they were that kind of friends but she isn't here to confirm that.

I'm not accursing him at all but just saying there weren't many people that could have done this, especially with how good of a track this neighbor kept of them and the limited amount of time and he/they never heard anything?

However, it still could be the ex, either the alibi won't pan out OR he could have had someone else do something to them, even kidnap them but it is the neighbor again who points the finger at the ex. Ex was arrested for some bad stuff but again has an alibi.

Just thinking out loud and putting it down while it is fresh to me again.

It's downright odd.
 
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Mother, two children missing in Mobile County as investigators find signs of struggle

Authorities in Alabama are searching for a missing mother and her two children last seen in Mobile County, as neighbors express deep concern for their safety.
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Aurelia’s oldest daughter, Lorena, spoke to Mobile NBC station WPMI through a translator, asking for help finding her family. "I'm waiting for them to come home with the little baby," she said. "Who ever did this please bring my little brother home."

Maurice and Kim Simmons, the family’s next-door neighbors of four years, said they had become like grandparents to the children. Maurice said they helped take the kids to school, cooked meals together and attended family gatherings. He reported them missing Saturday after Aurelia’s ride to work came looking for her.

Maurice said he immediately knew something was wrong. “We text almost every day. We talk all the time. Well, we wave when we're making breakfast in the morning. We're very close to them. They're very close to us. No, it's ... something is wrong, something's wrong, something's wrong.”
 
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Mother, two children missing in Mobile County as investigators find signs of struggle

Authorities in Alabama are searching for a missing mother and her two children last seen in Mobile County, as neighbors express deep concern for their safety.
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Aurelia’s oldest daughter, Lorena, spoke to Mobile NBC station WPMI through a translator, asking for help finding her family. "I'm waiting for them to come home with the little baby," she said. "Who ever did this please bring my little brother home."

Maurice and Kim Simmons, the family’s next-door neighbors of four years, said they had become like grandparents to the children. Maurice said they helped take the kids to school, cooked meals together and attended family gatherings. He reported them missing Saturday after Aurelia’s ride to work came looking for her.

Maurice said he immediately knew something was wrong. “We text almost every day. We talk all the time. Well, we wave when we're making breakfast in the morning. We're very close to them. They're very close to us. No, it's ... something is wrong, something's wrong, something's wrong.”
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That's an odd remark. Of course "with the baby" is not odd in that they are so helpless, but then it's bring the baby/little brother home too... It said earlier of the 3, the baby is a US citizen. The other two are not. And why doesn't she ask for them to be found? There were if I recall, deportation orders for mom and the teen daughter...

I don't know, something more really seems to be going on here. Something might be lost in translation but I find her remarks odd. Very odd.
 
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They're about 18-ish miles southwest of Mobile.

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So it does look pretty rural but a few homes close together. Do you know which is hers? Is it where the driveway is by the marker on the map?

Thanks for finding this. I like in cases to get an idea of the area, the home, etc. I often look myself if I have the address. Even just seeing how close, what road, etc. How close to a town, if on the outskirts of town, or further.
 

Missing Alabama family likely taken against their will, police say

Jordan Perkins

Updated: Feb 6, 2026 / 08:44 AM CST

Aurelia Choc Cac, Niurka Zuleta Choc and Anthony Garcia Choc were last seen on Friday, Jan. 30. (Mobile County Sheriff’s Office)

(NewsNation) — Police in Alabama say a family of three that recently went missing may have been taken against their will.

According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Aurelia Choc Cac, 40, was last seen at her home in Mobile County with her two children, Niurka Zuleta Choc, 17, and Anthony Garcia Choc, 2, on Friday, Jan. 30. A concerned neighbor called police on Saturday when Aurelia didn’t show up to their house for work.

They said because Aurelia does not have a car, she regularly comes to their home to get a ride to work.

In the 911 call obtained by local news outlet FOX10, the neighbor told police he went into the home because no one answered the door or answered their phones. They also mentioned that when they last saw Aurelia, she made no mention of leaving.

The officers who responded to the home found signs of a struggle in the home, and believe the family was likely taken against their will. Police found blood throughout the home and cash that was left behind.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch told People Magazine that Aurelia and Niurka, who are from Guatemala, were under an immigration deportation order, with a final notice being issued in April.

Police initially had a person of interest in custody for the family’s disappearance, but the 30-year-old man was later released after being interviewed, NewsNation affiliate WKRG reported. No other persons of interest have been named.

Aurelia is described as being five feet tall and weighing 140 lbs., and has black hair. She was last seen wearing a maroon jacket and tan joggers.

Niurka is 5 foot 1, weighs 100 lbs, and has black hair. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and a pair of plaid pants.

Anthony is 30 lbs. and was last seen wearing a cartoon character hoodie and blue jeans.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information on their disappearance to call them at 251-574-8633.
 
My immediate thought was that immigration came and took them as they had the deportation order from April. I haven't seen the 30 year old male POI named anywhere and am wondering what the connection is there. I'll see if I can find the WKRG article mentioned.
 

We want to see them again:’ Prayer vigil held for missing Mobile County family

by: Mya Falgout

Posted: Feb 4, 2026 / 10:10 PM CST

Updated: Feb 4, 2026 / 10:10 PM CST

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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The community gathered Wednesday night at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Theodore to pray for a missing Mobile County family.

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Forty-year-old Aurelia Choc and her two children, 17-year-old Niurka and 2-year-old Anthony, were last seen Jan. 30 at their home on Ben Hamilton Road in Theodore.

“What we’re asking is that they are found and they’re safe, and unharmed,” said Youth Pastor Eli Garcia of Lighthouse Baptist Church.

Garcia says the Choc family is new to the church. He says Niurka is part of the church’s teen department and youth programs.

“They are a new family to our church. Their kids come. The girl is part of our teen department and our youth programs,” Garcia said.

Garcia says his heart dropped when he saw the family’s photos circulating on social media from law enforcement.

“We saw the Facebook post from the sheriff and got worried. And that specific day when we confirmed that it was something very, very serious. We literally got together and prayed,” Garcia said.

Garcia says the 17-year-old was supposed to be baptized the day after she went missing.

“She didn’t make it, obviously. And, you know, that’s sad. And our hearts, knowing that she was going to follow Christ in obedience,” Garcia said.

Garcia says the church has not stopped praying for the family.

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“We haven’t forgotten about them. Quite the contrary. We love them. And, you know, we want to see them again,” Garcia said.

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The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is still searching for a mother and her two children, who they believe were taken from their Theodore home against their will. In the meantime, the sheriff said online rumors are diverting attention from what could be a real tragedy.

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said Choc is originally from Guatemala and that she received final deportation orders in April 2025. The information prompted online rumors that immigration officials took the family. Burch said claims that ICE took the family are unfounded and distracting from the case.

"That's kind of taken away from the seriousness of the investigation," he said. "You know, we've got a missing family here."

Burch said the case is complex and unlike any he has ever seen, and he wants the public's attention to be on reporting any clues to authorities.

"This case really has me perplexed," said Burch. "It's unlike any case I have encountered before."


Investigators are facing language barriers as they interview some of Choc's family members, but he said they are concerned and are being cooperative.

Among family members providing information are Choc's daughter in Wilmer and other family members in Florida.

Choc's ex-boyfriend has been cleared as a person of interest. Burch said recent interactions between the couple give him hope that the family may have returned to Guatemala, although he said, based on the evidence, that is unlikely.

"That's my hope that they decided to leave," Burch explained. "The father of the two-year-old had made threats to come get the child recently and so, you know, maybe they left to avoid that."
 
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